Since the introduction of the Retail Leases Act in 2003, a number of premises and tenants have been excluded from the coverage of the Act through ministerial determinations, as outlined in section 4.

So far, there have been five ministerial determinations made by the Minister(s) for Small Business. They are:

1: To exclude some commercial premises in multi-level buildings from the coverage of the Retail Leases Act 2003.
To view this determination please click on the pdf document below.

 vsbc_determination_storeys.pdf

2: To exclude Barristers' Chambers Limited leases from coverage of the Retail Leases Act 2003. 
To view this determination please click on the pdf document below.

vsbc_determination_barristerschambers.pdf

3: Determination regarding 15 year leases.
To view this determination, please click on the pdf document below.

The Determination provides that the Small Business Commissioner may certify that the lease is a lease which satisfies the provisions of the Determination. To request a certificate, download the form below and return it to the VSBC for the Commissioner's consideration.

vsbc_determination_15yearlease.pdf

vsbc_requestform_15year_exemption_certificate.doc

4: Determination regarding the Melbourne Market Authority and the Retail Leases Act 2003.
To view this determination, please click on pdf document below.

vsbc_determination_melbmarketauthority.pdf

5: Determination to exclude local council premises that are leased for certain community purposes from the coverage of the Retail Leases Act 2003.
This determination came into effect on 1 August 2008. To view this determination please click on the pdf below.

vsbc_determination_localcouncils.pdf

For further information about ministerial determinations, contact the VSBC on (03) 9651 9316.